Arctic Monkeys Release New Single and Video

British indie favorites’ poppy take on drugs

Arctic Monkeys have had an interesting career. Their first two albums were great and exhibited a young, fresh energy combined with pop accessibility and a punk feeling. Then they started to mess with a good thing. Humbug had its moments of greatness, but seemed like the band was trying to be something they weren’t. Suck It And See fell short for some fans, and I personally thought the writing was a little lazy.

Arctic Monkeys’ new album, AM, comes out on September 10th, and from what I’ve heard, they will be returning to their pop roots but using the experimentation found on their middle albums to explore darker themes. With their new hallucinogen- and sex-themed video for “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” fans can enjoy the lower rungs of English society and the trials of a relationship on drugs from the comforts of their computers.